Elon Musk Shuts Down X in Brazil Over 'Censorship' Allegations

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Elon Musk's X social media platform has shut down its operations in Brazil due to what it calls 'censorship' orders from a Brazilian judge.** The judge, Alexandre de Moraes, allegedly threatened X's legal representative with arrest if they didn't comply with orders to take down some content. X claims this was done in secret, and Brazil's supreme court has not yet responded to a request for comment. The X service remains available to the people of Brazil, and Musk has previously denounced Moraes's decisions as 'unconstitutional'.

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